Bread & Butter Potato Salad

Hey! When you make your potato salad, do you tend to make it the same way every time?

I used to rely on a potato salad that included potatoes, eggs, mayo and some seasonings. It’s how we had it growing up. But I wanted a tangier, more colorful version for my beloved potatoes. So I decided to mimic the flavors and seasonings in sweet, tart pickles! My bread and butter potato salad has no eggs. Just potatoes, sweet pickles, crunchy celery, pickled peppers, and purple onions all coated with a luscious dressing of mayo, pickle juice, spicy stone ground mustard, fresh dill and scallions. It’s light and tangy, cool and creamy, with lots of color and crunch!

I think potato salad is often viewed as summer fare; a perfect side for your picnics and cookouts. But this creamy potato salad is great to make any time of the year. The ingredients are always available.

You can really play with the ingredients in this fun potato salad. Add what you like; omit what you don’t. For me, I wanted it colorful and crunchy. So I included purple onion, celery, pickles and some pickled tri colored peppers. The dressing is sensational. Although it includes mayo, the pickle juice and fresh dill really lighten it up. And I love the scallions, as well as the mustard seeds from the stone ground mustard.

You know, honestly, I love potatoes so much, I think I can eat them boiled and plain. But this pickled potato salad has a tangy and spicy kick. Just look at all the colors! No one will accuse you of making a boring potato salad, that’s for sure!

Hey, let me tell you something. The dressing for this salad is fantastic. And as I was making it and tasting it; I realized it would be fabulous with fish or fish tacos!

Comments

YAY! Some else that uses pickle brine in their dressings! Love it! I haven’t had bread and butter pickles i so love, that now I have a craving for them. Bet they are superb in a potato salad. Great recipe!mjskitchen recently posted…Smoky Apricot Barbecue Sauce

I change up my potato salad all the time. This looks great — I often use sweet relish when making a mayo-based salad, but haven’t tried bread and butter pickles. But I will, I will. 🙂John/Kitchen Riffs recently posted…The Fourth Regiment Cocktail

I love using pickle brine, but here’s the weird part, my husband and I don’t eat pickles, so we never have the brine on hand. I steal some from my Mom when I need it for a recipe, so it looks like I will be raiding her fridge the next time we visit!
I love the color your red onions give to the salad. Beautiful!